The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-30
Ex-Preu,ier Gibson.
Story g His Resignation. Arrest and
Departure
So Fupsas,a slroass.

arrived II this city Saturday morning
by the John d. Su-eekelS, which
SSlled from Honolulu on Mo0dSy,
July Nth He went st once 10 s hotel.
where he WIS found resting from his
trip and trying 70 cure s cold which
he contracted few dSys before the
vessel reached this port Mr. Gibson
cOnve-sed freely upon Hawaiian 81
tslrs- The principal event OF import
Sncs since the receipt q the last
Sdviess tOu Hsvzn WIS the signing
OF the Constitution BY King hSlSkEus-
Political zff2irs seem 70 hsve settled
dcEn II the Kingdom Sri 6re run
ning smoothly under The new Minis
Uy-
Mr. Gibson S2id. IN snswer 70 the
inquiries q the reporter. thzt he
thought the signing Of the ConStItu
tiOn BY the King would obvizts Gny
further trouble. hGlskauz hSd sc
ceiR1 70 81 the demands Of the oppo-
slion. snd he did not Sc how they
could ssk for snything more. He si
not talked with the King since the
Constitution wzs framed and pre-
scented 20 him. Snd therefore could not
ssy which were the provisions 10
which the King objected As for him
self. he thought the Constitution IVES
s gOod one IN the u2In- There were
some things p-ObSbly which the Leg
islsture might So II 70 change n the
future. but taken IS whole, Mr.. Glib
son thought i an able. WELDON
structed document
This new Constitution. by the
wsv. said Mr. Gibson. -yO1 must
know VS. 3 so-t o. afzsrth0Gght On
the part Of the opposition do not
think they hsd any idea q making
auy such demand 81 first. bGt when
thev found the way uads 80 easy tu-
them they increased their demands
First the nztlve members Of the Min
IS5Ey Of which | waS 81 the hsai re-
signed n 8 body and few days
sfrsrwzrd / followed their example,
80 - TO relieve the Hing from the en-
bsrrGssus1t o. sustaining NE sgsInSt
such zn opposition The story. got
aruund thst there was perfect panic
az The Palace and that encouraged the
opposition 70 Increase their demands
There seems Il have been no leader Of
the opposition Il w1s 6 general
movement on the p2rt Of Whist L
known Is the Missionary party. The
name l. one thSt i calculated 70 mis-
lead the public The so-called Mis-
si0rzry party i composed Of the
descendants Of the Old missionaries
s1d thOss who affiliate with them
Their opposition was principally d
rected against ne personally, and l
thought II bost TO resign hoping that
would put an end To the trouble. 1
had been wishing fOr some tine TO
take trlp 70 the United States. both
for pleasure and 70 recruit NY health :
suppose your srrest was 8 sur
Prise 70 you
Yes l hardly expected things 70
take that turn- But 1 see that 6 mis-
take has been made about ny tr1aI
The fact q the uzEtsr : that there
was 10 Trial. and I never appeared N
Court I never even had an eIEnli-
nation About go armed men came
ID NY house and put ne under arrest
and took ma 20 6 warehouse where 1
wzs confined for : few hours Then
I Was taken back 70 NY house and
was kept there under zrrsst-tLat l..
1 Vas kept N the house With guard
outside Alter 3 few days the AtEOr
nsy General cane 10 see ne and said
that lie thought Il would prsvent any
talk and possibly dsuonst-a.lOn- II
I were confined N jail % we went
10 the IziL. where l lived With the
taller. taking ny meals with HIM.
while tEav ware examining NY &C
counts I was not locked %. and the
IsiLer told ne that he had No warrant
foE ne nor any authority On which 10
hold ne The new officials II the
meantime examined ny accounts and
found eveEyth thing correct With the
proper vouchers f0r every cent ALr-
Green. thu new Prime Minister came
70 see ne while / was UndsE arrest
and said that the SpreckeLs was % SAL
On SATURDAY.. the Sth- and he thought
had better 20 On her, 6 something
dissgreesb-e might oecW II l waited
for the steamer As II was supposed
that the vessel would make the tTIp
IN fourteen days AID get II here
about two weeks ahead Of the next
steamer. zss quite Wiling 70 cume
b. her- The vessel dId not sal until
Tuesday. however. and On that day
The Attorney General vent into Court
sn1 entered n0Ile prusequI IN ny
es=a- = thera had been found moth
Ingto suhstzntizte the charges against
ne
We're MT charges Of Z similar
nature made against the King =
Yes He was accused Of having
c1nniTed al my taking { bribe t0l
granting n exclusive privilege f0l
dealing N opium He often talked
Of the matter 10 ne and wanted u
suDoint ne Regent resign his posi
ton. and stand trial OF the charges
Ike sny other citizen l ADVISED hlIz
y